PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between True Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Basil Hastings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blue might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Land Down Under. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blue
vs
Hastings

192 cm
21
170 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

181 cm
21
184 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, True Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Basil Hastings!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hastings lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hastings throws a body shot but no joy.
Blue throws a lazy right hand but Hastings sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blue wants to slow Hastings down by chopping away at his legs.
Blue really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hastings ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blue moves away.
Blue scores with the left hand. Hastings knows he should have avoided that one.
Blue tries to land a front kick but Hastings steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hastings has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blue.
Hastings blocks a leg kick.
Hastings scores with a kick to the body.
Blue keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hastings throws a right hand that Blue ducks under and follows up with a left that Blue also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hastings throws a leg kick but Blue checks it.
Blue cracks the inside of Hastings's front leg.

Blue moves into the clinch.
Hastings blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings tries to stall but Blue uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hastings.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hastings's elbow.
Hastings told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Blue has a couple of punches blocked by Hastings.
Hastings throws a punch but it's blocked by Blue.
Hastings swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hastings is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blue taking a breather.
Blue lands a shot to the body.
Blue lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hastings working some nice short punches in the clinch.
I was talking to Blue's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hastings misses with a punch on the inside.
Blue throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Blue scores with a hook to the body.
Hastings misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Blue as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blue.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hastings.
The referee is keeping an eye on Blue - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Blue misses with some punches.
Hastings throws a head punch that misses.
Hastings misses with a punch on the inside.
Hastings lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hastings blocks a body shot from Blue.
Blue tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blue misses with the head strike.
Blue tries to work over Hastings's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hastings goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hastings lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blue lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hastings backwards.
Blue gets through Hastings's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hastings misses with the head strike.
Blue misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Hastings.
Blue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hastings's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Blue.
Hastings is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Blue fails to land.
Blue is stalling here.
Hastings tries to throw a body punch but Blue avoids it by throwing Hastings back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Hastings scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hastings lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hastings fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hastings working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blue fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hastings struggles to land a body shot inside as Blue controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hastings.
Hastings lands a body shot.
Blue lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blue fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hastings taking a breather.
Hastings throws a head punch that misses.
Blue swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blue is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hastings is keeping busy.
Hastings misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blue misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that True Blue will probably get the nod.
That's time! Blue's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hastings tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Hastings misses.
As Hastings tries to get set, Blue tries to push him back and clinch up but Hastings manages to avoid the attempt.
Blue is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hastings throws a leg kick which misses Blue's front leg but catches the back leg as Blue tries to avoid it.
Blue pushes Hastings away with a front kick.
Hastings stalks Blue and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blue's face. Blue staggers backwards, shaken.
Blue scores with a nice right hand.
Hastings waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blue.
Blue tries to clinch but Hastings is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blue avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blue tries to clinch but Hastings is having none of it.
Hastings misses with a head kick.
Blue looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hastings connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big right from Hastings misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings looks to throw the jab but Blue is out of range.
Hastings on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blue. Blue obviously looking to wear him down.
Blue is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blue misses with a low kick.
Blue displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hastings throws out the jab.
Hastings throws a hook but Blue avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Blue.
Hastings is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Blue steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hastings.
Blue tried to counter with a leg kick but Hastings avoided it.
Blue throws a head kick but Hastings moves out of range.
Hastings throws a lazy right hand but Blue sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blue goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blue.
Blue tries to clinch but Hastings moves out of range.
Hastings swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blue swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hastings tries to clinch but Blue moves out of range.
Blue cracks Hastings with an open hand slap.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hastings. That's going to slow Blue down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hastings is looking to land body kicks.
Hastings throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hastings, right into the meat.
Hastings throws a low kick but Blue avoids it.
Blue thinks about countering with a head kick.
Hastings takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Hastings.
Blue fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hastings checks it well.
Blue lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hastings takes a step back to recover.
Blue fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hastings has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blue connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue lands with an overhand left.
Hastings pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blue slips a jab from Hastings.
Blue fakes the leg kick and cracks Hastings in the body.
Blue takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Blue misses with a body kick.
Blue scores with a nice body kick.
Blue scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hastings staying out of range there.
Blue fakes the leg kick and cracks Hastings in the body.
Blue is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blue throws a wild body kick that Hastings sees coming a mile off.
Blue slips under a jab.
Blue blocks a jab.
Hastings takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blue tries to clinch but Hastings moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blue throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hastings moves out of range of the leg kick from Blue.
Hastings now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hastings.
Blue tries to clinch up but Hastings circles away and keeps his distance.
Blue throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blue throws a body kick that misses.
Blue connects with a leg kick. Hastings looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blue takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blue throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hastings lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blue will feel that in the morning.
Hastings throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hastings throws a head kick but Blue moves out of range.
Hastings throws a head kick but Blue moves out of range.

Blue rushes Hastings and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that True Blue will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Hastings throws a good cross that connects.
Hastings checks the leg kick.
Basil Hastings seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot lands for Hastings.
Blue throws a head kick but Hastings moves out of range.
Blue fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hastings checks it well.
Hastings throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blue throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hastings is looking to clinch.
Blue looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blue dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hastings. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hastings throws a right hand that misses
and Blue connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blue throws a push kick but Hastings slaps the foot to one side.
Blue throws a solid leg kick but Hastings takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blue.
Blue fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hastings on the side of the head.
Blue throws a body kick that misses
letting Hastings counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings throws a left and a right that both miss

and Blue counters by clinching up.
Blue lands an uppercut.
Blue blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blue.
Hastings blocking some punches.
A short right from Hastings on the inside.

Blue is rocked!
A short right from Hastings on the inside.
Oh Blue is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hastings pushes Blue back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hastings is working Blue over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hastings cracks Blue with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Blue goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Blue wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Basil Hastings!
Basil Hastings decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.